Cool Tools for Government
We're looking at 'cool tools' that allow us to re-think public services. Who are the people seeing the gaps between individuals and institutions, and how are they filling them? How do we close feedback loops?
"socialsoftware"
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- Minding the gap We call it everyday democracy - minding the gap between people and the institutions designed to deliver public services. I'm finding more examples of practioners in a variety of fields turning to social software tools - in the process they are re-inventing individuals' choices and re-framing the ways each of us involve ourselves in social outcomes.Patientopinion.org is making the space for a constructive conversation about the provision of health services that doesn't happen within the current... from : mollywebb 16th February 2006
- Web 2.0 and democracy 'Web 2.0' isn't just about citizen media. Is it a new way for companies to sell to consumers? An opportunity for consumers to take control of the corporate communications channel? A metaphor for a new kind of democratic social interaction? A tool that allows well-networked elites to increase their networking capabilities? All of the above?We're hosting an event with a visiting US social software consultant Elizabeth Albrycht, Livio Hughes from Headshift and Tom Steinberg from mySociety. Come... from : mollywebb 26th April 2006